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• "11% hate yells I hot° yole." the nutidee Nelda
41141 het' ey91101. dropped and bet' -Mee greW FOP, 91
4»4u Vetoed foam her lover end Imes her hensla
Nth eNPCIIP to her dela bream belts •
Astititahe plucked to islet** a rosebud, fair
heto10, glance at her lever there.
Arid het11040 men are so MIL of gUlle
Z1Ueyee a'lining with mieth the whtle,
700%1 patmly on, with e doutting
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t 1111 e you, I haste you I" she said again,
And shetapped her tee on the Carpet OMR
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eh nap W9g8 04ab at 1110n.
R 1Ij was q uiver, her eyes M miat,
utI threat. ste the stuKrods kissed,
bathed in the essence � amethyst.
•• Ji hen her love, with a startled lee%
Ore serious quite, and his face forsook
Theefadident glow which it erstwhile tupk.
' • 'Anti "Oh, very well," as he rose Urge ;• •
iiiAnd 0 you please to have it so,
ny, UP it shall bo, as you, doubtless know."
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Re tetik One step, but a sudden turned— '
Oh, Much the sweetest is bliss unearned
Ar4 looked in the tear wet eyes that yearned.
, frIverrIlibe spoke, but her arms entwined
Around his neck. Oh, woman's mind
Is 4 puszle to which no key you'll end.
Upon his shoulder she laid her head,
And kistiOd, her cheek, which was still rose -red;
"You know 1 hate you," was all she said.
—The Wasp.
DAVE'S CONVERSION.
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(A recent convert and would-be preacher on•
Iteavors to el1i01.00 the precepts of religion and sup-
press a tendency to argument on the part of his
'moved
Short Creok Dave was a leading citizen
of the little camp of Cinnabar. In fact his
friends would not scruple at the claim that
'Short Creek was a lending citizenof Arizona.
So when the news came over from Tucson
Sy that Short Creek, who had been paying
• that metropolis a breezy visit, had in an
-inadvertent- moment strolled within the
confines of a gospel meeting then and there
being waged, and suffered conversion, Cin-
nabar became v. prey to some excitement.
"I told him," said Bill Tutt, who brought
back the tidings, "not to go tesuperin'
'round this yere meetin'. But he would
have it. He jest kept pervading about the
to be place, and looks like I can't get him
away. Says 1: 'Bill, you don't under-
stand this yore game they're turnin' inside,
sejest you keep out a whole lot ; you'll be
„e Skater.' But warnin's warn't no good ; not
as mach as throwin'water on a drowned rat."
"This yore Shore Creek was Idlers sposhul
obstinate that a -way," said Old Scotty, the
a. 'driver of the Tucson stage ; "and he gets
them moods frequent. when he jest menet
• Stay seller he, is, nor anywhar' elec. 1
dont wendeF you don't do nuthin' with
bim"
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that'sille Ntnerieue right.4‘ I'h jest gamble'
hiindred-dellars Dave Mlles 1 PY0140
potents gatuo clear tht Pugh,.
TN -next 4y the eniteMeAtf had began
tp,Aubside, when a mace 'tested on the
l0QiU1o49 caused it to rise again. The
tiaticeannoinieed that Short Creek Davo
Wintlff p11eaqii that evening In the big ware.
b's7A0 -WOO New York store,
041 roykott we'd better all go," said Rose-
ieoff jint, "I'm phi' to turn up any box
0.14 close the game at 7.30 sharp, and Ben -
et% as'he's goin' to shut no the donee hall,
neeingaa how sevoral,of the ladies is due to
Oink a lot in the clusif. We might just as
Well Iancut and make the thing a univer-
eal deal, and give Short'Creok the best turn
m the wheel, Just to start him along the
new trail."
"That's whatever," said Tutt, who had
recovered from his first gloom andinow en.
torrid into the affair with great spirit.
That evening the Now York warehouse
was as brilliantly lighted as a wild and un-
stinted abundance could make it. All
Cinnabar was there. As a result of a dia.
elusion held in private with Short Creek
Dave, and by that convert's own request,
Rosewood Jun took a seat at the drygoods
box which was to serve ns a pulpit, to assist
in the conduct of the meeting. The con-
gregation disposed itself about on the im-
provised benchwhich the energy of Tutt
had provided, and all was ready. At 8
o'clock, Short Creek Dave walked up the
space in the centre reserved as an aisle, in
company with Rosewood Jim ; this latter
gentleman carrying a new and giant Bible
which ho placed on the dry -goods box.
Rapping gently on the box for order,Rose-
wood then addressed the meeting bridle,.
"This yere is a public meeting of the
camp," said Rosewood, "and I am askedby
Dave to preside, which I accordin' do. No
one need moke any mistake about this yere
gatherin' or it's purposes, on account of my
presence. This yere is a religious meetin'.
am not, myself, given that a -way, but I
an alters glad to meet people what is, and
see that they hawe a chance in for thoir ante
and their game is protected. I am one of
those, too,who believe a little reli-
gion wouldn't hurt this camp much. Next started," said any companion,"-" ti" h t
they of lumber I d brought for hun ; he was at
to a lynohin' I don't know of a more ex- haven't killed any one so far. a one end of the pile, I was at the other,
cellont influence in a Western camp than wonder if that shot means the tint man and we were lifting the boards off the
these yere ineetin's. I ain't expeetin' to killed."
tvagon. 'Suddenly I saw the prisoner
be in on this play none, myself, and jest We rode through the fringe of willow ssome up behind Mr. Irons, and I heard him
set here iu the name of order and for the brush and cotton -wood trees that skirted
purpose of a square deal. I now introduce the river, and up the bluff into the little iray`, want to talk to you.' "
to you a gentleman who is liable to be as mushroom "city" that had so recently miti?.Vas the prisoner alone ?" asked a jury -
good a preacher as ever hanged a Bible— cone into existence. It consisted of some
your townsman, Short Creek Dove." forty or fifty houses of raw boards, mostly "I didn't see any one, not to say actually
with him. There were two or throe men
"Mr. President," said Short Creek DaVO, half -finished or with their roofs in procisa
turning to Rosewood, • of being "shingled," stuck down hero and standing together acroes the street, but I
don't know as they had anything to do with
"Short Creek Dave, said Rosewood Jim, there on the bare prairie.
lam"
sententiously, at the same time bowing We had now got fairly into the town and h"What did Mr. Irons say ?" asked the
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gravely in recognition. saw all the population—all the male pope -
Continued Dave, shall open this yere middle of the main street. Horses and ox- le looks at him and says he, can't
And ladies and crentlemen of Cinnabar," lation, that is—swarming like bees in the judge.
es:"Well, said Rosewood Jim, talk to you now ; I'm busy: You must
iessRosowood, Esquire, "I reckon Short
°thers'ise pinywith a prayer." teams stood here and there untended : the come around after .working •hours."Ehon
1120 prayer proceeded. It was fervent shingling hatchets and carpenter's tools lay
ek knows his business. I ain't myse'f,the risoner says, 'You've got to talk to
esestonished much by these yere news. and earnest and replete with unique expres- around the half -finished houses, just where me, Peed ymese got to talk to me now.'
sion and personaloallusion. In these last they had been thrown down. The shops
knowecl him to do mighty flirty And Mr. Irons he says, 'Wel 1 1 ain't
Ithe congregation took a breathless interest. were open, but they were empty, for buyers
go, sech as breakin' a good pair to c raw agoin to, andturnedround und to take
Toward the close Dave bent his energies in and sellers had crowded like all the • t t
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rite ftrntlitatei' truth; the Itintle,trnthNnil nothing but the
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• • s ^ I 61 was at .dinner at old =masons' board%
Ob, I sng the Song bt the cultured girl who gr.r.due.t. jao• house It was ho fir t ntl was
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s a it
40 Newt 9, po (ma mu kistii,,,kb.,1,11049,41,,,loo v." (Mock full. •This Man dome in --rhe was aa
kle
lbearder there, too—anil wanted to find a
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And pernalttin . a ifrateful public to lamb' 01 hl place and growled because be couldn't get
ripened mu settled plan Inoue ' Then one of Mr Irons' gala who was
To emancipate women from ancient rule•of barbarous. ' ' •
804111088 man. iwaitiog at table told hint ho must wait till
JULY, 'something sassy to her," and site up and
alone in the owadows and by the :was sho travelled .slaFsit cup of moire° she had itit her hand
when save were hot,
And pored aur ninnies that told the wocii of we- t'lg '1; in Ins taw' Then' be began to g4 111)
man's eubservient lot ; ion his ear about it, and so two or three of
And a youth that eeornect the wisdom ot books stroll- I the voupg follows at table jest fired him
ed leisurely into her view 3,
if she etarted 4911(1 blushed Ulla looked askance, why, in
what can a young girl do? 1 The judge, who was sittiug reflectively
amuse. on the wagon -box, with this head on lus
hand, hero interposed.
Mao for the learning of maiden minds, and ambition "Did they hit him or pound him at all ?.
of maiden hearts? "No," answered the witness, "not no
Alone no more in the meadow she walks, and her how.
oloistral dream departs, They Pat took him by the shoulders
And WOIllaleN higlimission may go unplanned, for all and jest naturally fired him out 'n the door.
of her voiee and pen, He'd had a drink or two in him, ypu know,
Por she's .11Ing to marrr a tyrant sweet when the thou 'h he warn't drunk,"
. did he do then?" asked one of the
Ihis turn, till there was room. 'Val, he *aye
UUhI ay8 001110 n.
—Unidentified Exchange.
A TRIAL BY LYNCH LAW.
jury -
"Went off, I reckon," said the witness ;
"I did't see no more of him."
eas "Did Mr. Irons have anything to do
with turning him out ?" asked the judge.
"No, air. He warn't thar'; he was in the
Meer room, I reckon."
"Did you see the shooting?" asked the
law for the part he took In the affair. My own name judge.
in IL"
do not mind giving, as I was not actively concerned , air, I went off to my work as soon
• as di ner was over," Wafi the rawly.
'Crack,' and the sharp sound of a pistol
shot rang out through the bright air of a
' "Mr. Tallboys, do you wish to ask this
witness any question 7" aaid the judge to
Colorado winter afternoon. It was in the the prisoner's lawyer. The lawyer conferred
little town of Morgan, just three weeks old a minute with his client, and then said to
that day, and Mr. Malan, a raneheman with the court that he didn't wish to cross.ex-
whom I was ataying a couple of miles down amine this man. The witness, a young
the Platte, ant myself, were riding our 'carpenter, was accordingly. told he could
horses through the icy ford opposite the '1.7? which' he did with an mar' of vey cons
town -site when we heard the ominous sitierable relief, mingling at once with the
port. Then we saw men running among crowd. Another man was now brought for -
the houses, And a couple of horsemen with 'ward and sworn like the first.
rifles in their hands galloping towards
the spot vrhere the excitement seemed to I "Were you with Mr. Iron'is after dinner?"
enter. n,aked the ledge.
"Ves," said the't, "I ."
"Tell the jug...what happened."
"Mr. Irons and I wore unloading, a load
The author of this artlolo in a letter to the editor
of the Nineteenth Century says: " The whole ac-
count is exactly true, but the llama.) are diseulsed. as
" one of the actors" is technically liable -to the
"The roughs from Cheyenne have been
trying to run this town ever since it was
sae
a three flush, and it would sem like he's
a-pursooin' of his usual system in this
religious break. However, he'll bo in
. hold of the lumber again ; and the prisoner
supplication for the regeneration of Bill the scene of action. There in the center ot he reaches down and pulls out las: pistol,
Tutt, whom he represented in his orisons the crowd was a sight to be remember.
and, beforecouldholler to aim or do
as a good man, but living a nnoguided Ten mon shoulder to shoulder formed a
agar toonorry, and then we'll know a The andieanything, he just put it close behind Mr.
. nce wereieach
listen- ring. man facing outwards, each mau
httiasight more about it ; pendin' which, and vicious life -a
rave an
with a Irons' head and fired. Mr. Irons dropped,
g gal ppg en- hoing his cocked revolver, muzzle up, the
licker. Mr. Barkeep, please in
inquire rovinattldand the prisoner he ran. I started round
t
at this when
, ', juncure, came an inter- hand that held it being on a level with his
the nose paints for the band." tionthe WUoil to grab him, and he ran t'other
ruption. It was Bill Tutt, who arose and chest; the nien's set mouths and searohing 'way. glen I picked up Mr. Irons ; he was
he people of Cinnabar there present saw
addressed the chair. eyes, turning restlessly on the crowd
°aeon to pursue the discussion so pleas- " breathing, but he never spoke. The bullet
Mr. Preeident," said Tett, uneasily, "I around, showed them to be sharply
tly ended, and drew near the -bar. The nn ilirent in at the back of his head, and come
rise to a p'int of order" the watch for signs of an attempted rescue. 1
:Mission took place in the Gold Mine "The gent will state his p'int," responded A rescue, but of whom? It out over his right eye. Me and some more
loon, so, as one observed on the issuance Rosewood, at the same time rapping gently slid not take ltook him into the house."ong to recognize ;
iiPosevizood's invitation, "they
. v''ere net on the dry -goods box. j "Mr; lallboys, have you any ques-
'who was the objeet of their care..
"IVell," said Tutt, drawing a long breath, ;In the middle of the ring, bareheaded,
Sollas.
tions to asked this witness 7" said Captain
"I objects to Dave a-caoklin' of the Re- with hie mine bound, stood a prisoner,
sickly smile on his loose lips and the color I Mr. Tallboys consulted with the prisoner
4t from centers." Rosewood himself was
annoy° courtier of fortune who presided be -
is own faro game, and who, being re- deemer for me, and a-makin' of statements
Op possess a straight deal -box, heldand announced that he had not.
which aims to show I'm nuthin' rnore'n a oming and going in patches on his bloated awhile,
ig lace in the Cinnabar breast.Nothing could have been more orderly than
felon. This yere talk is liable to queer me face. By him was a guard, also pistol in
The next day came, and Cinnabar began e t e
t e av our
h h h Vhil h
up on high, and I objects to it." of t e court.
to suffer i hand like those who harmed the ring, but ;
d it t TI
'is feel' "Prayer is a free-for-all game, and thar ;his eyes were bent not on the crowd, hlt on witnesses were being examined you might
ncrease exc emen .
er ing grew as the time for the condng of thehave heard a pin drop. Between whiles HIS THIRST WAS ENORMOUS.
•ain't no limit onto it," said Rosewood. 'the prisoner. and the pistol he held was :
I':; Tucson stage .approaehecl. An outsider .eehe chair, therefore decides ag'in' the:pointed't I tho but i I t
not°ware s le sky, stra g 1 .
the crowd conversed among themselves, but
.:.- Might not have detected this warmth. It ne•
' -;_asa: found its egidermas in the namsual activity.' Rtwoeu,
of order." ' ' ;at the prisoner's heart. Were.a. rescue at- ;an sober and huhedtoness- --e - it Led Him First to Ask for a Drink and
then," - aaid-Tutt,- "a-vamiainl ofitemptedeirt-wasselear the reseuere would re- ; And now the witnesses were all disposed Then to Resort to Strategy.
of morlkte, of, and the trial drew to its close. The
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vices, while or t showed b
Ar4t4lAt-'7-244"4:izcleedTa.°71-fe-'hiriaill.riFeTTO the hoime, all I've got 'cover only a corpse. That the roughs
. That gentlemanly instincts and good
young lawyer was asked if he had any _wit-
, 'to say is this ; I'm a peaceful man and ;would try to set their friend free if they .37 breeding will assert themselves even an a
• and white chips, which were a commodity Ihs,ve oilers been the friend of Short 'Creek gated was certain; it was useless to try t.0 ,nesses to call for the defence, but he iuti- man in whose life rum has played a leading
ordinarily disposed of at the rate of two!Dese,mated that there were nong.
and 1 iVV.11 assists at and promotes 'secure him by locking him tip in an 'extern. 1 part was shown to me a few days ago,
Isits per white chip, had, under the height-
this yere mectiie. But I gives notice yore 'pore gaol, for there was ne buildingin the I "Mr. TaliboYs," he said, "the evidence when I not only became a witness of but
1Setted pulse of the public, gone in somegainesjnow, if Dave keeps on a-malignin' of me to town that could resist a determined assault in this case is now before the court ; but 'a figure in an interesting and laughable
•' the dizzy pinnacle of twenty-five dollars the Great White Throne as heretofore, I'll ifor five minutes; but a bodyguard such as ,before the jury retire to consider their incident.
.? -katitek.
'shore call on him to make them statements 'now held him could not bo maintained for verdict you are at liberty to offer any j A friend and myself had stepped into a
,s., S...tatt last out On the gray and heated plain good with his gun as soon as the contreebu. tong. These men had their own business to ireffiark8 you have to make on it that you 'cafe to obtain cigars and talk over a busi-
si Cloud of dust announced the coming of tion -box is passed." !attend to; and standing rard, pistol in :nlaY think advisable. Understand, you are; IleSS matte The cigar stand was at one
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awasenalitaastewateeereassvowerosearreseraseswarnasesesmons,
Hie Meaner weal 'peremptory.
mounted, They Wok Any picket rope, a
ilearly now O110, thretKlearters dim inch ita
diameter turd forty fact Ion* anti, making a
now ,one totesed IP DIME a Blab
twelve or fifteen foot up front tint ground.
'Have von anyfrienils that 'you want W
say good-byo to?' he finked again ; and, the
iirlsoner nodding aeseut, he called out to
the crowd, 'If there are any friends of this
man here who wish to spas. to hint, they
can de oy one at a time.'
A dissolute -looking gambler in a very
wetly frock -coat, with his hands in his
pockets, clenched forward with an uneasy
swagger. The guards examined -him to see
that he had no concealed weapons, and then
admitted him to the prisoner. He win-
tered' up to hint with an ill -concealed nary.
mimesis which he tried to carry off as easy
nonchalance.
Wal, Joe, old man,' he observed to his
friend, 'you've got to the jumping.off place
this time, I guess.'
Tho prisoner gave a ghastly .grin.
'Say, old man,' he continued, drawing
one hand from his trousers' pocket, and
rubbing it on the unshaven cheek of the
condemned man, where three or four days'
stubby growth of hair bristled—'say, old
man, you'd better ax 'em to let you shave
this ott • It might be in tho way of the
rope.'
The prisoner only groaned at the die
'misting pleasantry.
'Take him away,' said the leader to the
guards ; 'no more of this.—Now,' said he
to the doomed man, 'do you want to pray
Will you have a minister? No answer was
returned ; but there was a slight movement
among the orowd—men looking to right
and left as if searching for the eight of a
black coat ; but it was in vain no one like a
minister was to be found. The noose was
put around his neck.
"Now pray, if you want to," said the
leader.
I In a voice broken by sobs the wretch
stammered out, "I'll be — if. I think a
prayer of mine 'ud go more 'n seveo feet
1 They set him on the horse, and, running
the rope taut, fastened the free end round
the trunk of the tree. Then one gave the
horse a slap on the haunch; the animal
sprang forward, and the murderer was left
swinging clear of the ground.
"Run him up! run him up 1" was the cry
'and twenty willing hands hauled on the
rope till the body was swung aloft to with-
in two feet of the bongh, and the rope Was
again made fast. There was silence for a
little space; then the leader of the Vigi-
lants took his stand beneath the fatal
branch, and spoke short and plain.
‘‘There's men here,"said he, "as guilty in
intention as that man," pointing up to the
body, was in act • Let this be a warning to
them. Let this be a sign that in this town
the people don't mean testolerate any auch
goings on. We know there were men who
encouraged this miserable wretch to do the
thing that brought him to this—yes, and
lent him the pistol to do it with. They
may thank their stars they aro not hanging
beside him now. - They are just as guilty
as he was, and if they know what's
healthy for them they'll got out of this
before daylight to -morrow. And I say the
same to any more there are of the same kid.
ritoeYruhnere, and who thought they were going
this town. They'd better drop it.
They'd better get. The people of the town
are going to run this town themselves, ancl
this here is the proof of it. Enough said.'
And, turning away, he stepped back into
the crowd and joined his friends.
'It's all over, boys,' said the big man on
the horse, with the Winchester in hie hand;
'we can go back to our business now.—Let
no man interfere with that body,' he added:
ll be seen to to -night. No one'e to touch
it without orders. And the crowd broke up
into knots and slowly dispersed.
•-the- sta e Stacks were cashed and anima
' at; g • g "The chair informs the gent," said Rose- baml, expecting to kill or e killed, ss a ;not to question in any way the competency 'end of a bar, behind which stood white
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• leaned up; and presently the ale popula- wood, with vast dignity, "that Dave, bein' 'dead loss of time and wages. However, it of, ' the court. This is a people's court, coated attendants ready to serve any one
.0 of Ciunabar was in the street to catch now a' evangelist, can't make no gun plays was not intended b those who were putting'sprung from and organized by the people 'suffering from a parched throat. We had
qday a glimpse as mighe be of the newly nor i 'f formertheiri h d
erted one. go canterin' out to shoot as o a energ es, heart an soul,into the 'themselves, and if you question its right been talking but a few moments when a man
day. However, the chair recognizes the building of a now town to waste very much ;you put yourself out of court at once. and 'entered and stopped only when he had
4',T don't reckon nowle's goin' t° book rights of the gentleman, and standin', as time over guarding a murderer. For it was ;
it will be my duty not to hdar yon. On the reached the bar.
a whole lot different, neither," said El the chair does, in the position of lookout to murder that this wretched captive was held .question of the prisonet's guilt you are at There was an air of aristocracy about the
Bell, Its he stood in front of the dance
s of which eenstitetion she was a pro-
this yere game, the chair will be ready to :for, and stiff and stark, in a house hard by, fulljliberty to speak.", individual albeit his clothes were seedy, his
'Veit Ornament. back the play with a 'Colt's 44,' as soon an with a bullet through his brain lay the I Mr. Tallboys intimated that he had noth- hat the worse for wear and his shoes almost
ever church is out, in person." body of hif victim. The sound of'the loud in to say, and the jury retired behind the soleless. In his face there was a look of
I.s.vonder would it do to ask Dave for to
said Tutt, in a tone of vague -
"Mr. President," said Dave, m
ave, "jist let mo weeping of the widowed wife and orphan Ijedge's wagon to consider the verdict. refinement that rum, although it had mark -
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get a word in yere. I've looked up things daughters was heard at intervals across 'They were back again in five minutes, and, ed it, had not effaced.
filing into court, sat down on the boards "Sir," said the newcomer addressing one
of the bartenders "would you be so kind
as to give me a drink ? I have no monesg
but I assure you I need a drink 7"
The bartender said with a look a die-
!) gust, "No sir, we don't give away drinks
here ; it's no money, no drink r
"Ah, thank you," said the man with a
graceful bow and with the same air with
which a man might decline a consulship
tendered by the President.
He turned from the bar and approaching
me said, "My dear sir, I beg pardon for in-
truding, but would it be asking too much of
you to loan me fifteen Gents ?"
I had overheard his talk with the bar-
tender and now feeling sorry for the man I
smiled and gave him the sum for which he
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a httle in the able, and I finds that Peter, the vacant lots, and that agonized
here," said Old Scotty, "and why not?" who was one of the main guys in them crying served to inaame the passions
nuthin', why not?" replied Tutt, as days, scrupled not to fight. Now, I fullers of the crowd. Suddenly a man sprang up
liOtiatehed the stage come up, only he's Peter's lead in this. With all due respect ou an empty box that stood by the road -
to that excellent. apostle, he ain't got none side, and spoke.
the best of me. I might add, too, that "I move we establish a people's court to
while it gives rne pain to be obliged to deal with this case at once,' said he, ad.
shoot up Deacon Tutt in the first half of dressing the throng.
the first meetin' we holds in Cinnabar, "Ay, ay," was the answer, here and
still the path of dooty is ear, and I shall there, et first, among the crowd, but pre -
surely walk tharin, fearin' nuthin'. I thar- sently the "ayes" became more general.
fore moves we adjourn ten minutes,'and as The assent of the "Teeple" W8,8 given.
Oar's plenty of moon outside, it the chair "I move Captaifi Sollas be elected judge,"
will lend me its gun—I not packin' each continued the speaker.
frivolities no more, a-regardin' of 'ean in the "I'll second that," called out another
light of sinful bluffe—Ishall trust Providence voice beside him.
to convince Bill Tutt I know my buniness, "Those who are in favor of Captain Sol -
and that he's 'way off in this matter." as as judge of the people's court will say
"Unless objection is heard, this yere 'Ay,' said the man on the box. A pretty
meetin' will stand adjourned for fifteen min- general shout of "Ay 1" followed.
utea," said Rosewood, at the sante time "Gentlemaa," said Captain Sollas,
passing his six-shooter to Dave. have been elected by the people as judge to
Thirty paces were stepped off, and the try this case. Is it your wish that I should
men stood up in the moonlit street, while
the congregation made a line of admiration
on the sidewalk.
"I counts one, two, three, and drops my
hat," said Rosewood, "whartspon you all
fires and advances at will. Bo you all
yinOcrally a mighty peevish man that a-
; ,and I don't suppose 110W his enterin'
has reduced. the restlessness of that
hooter of his'n, none whatever."
lit the same," said Rosewood, who
near at hand, "politeness 'mong gen-
:7s:0031-meld be alders observed, an' I asks
tb''Sere Short Creek to drink as soon as
k0 , 4ioomes, and I ain't lookin' to see him
tali:) bone invidious, neither."
sssr.t, a rattling of chains and a creaking
eft ' the stage and its six high -headed
dulled up at the post -office door.
ft -bags were kicked off, the Welle-
s, ..xes were tumbled into the street,
Ole general rattle and crash the
'expected Short Creek Dave stepped
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daetalk in the midstof his friends.
o sift cissibie a more eager serving of
in the thought that the
ra., change might have its oa-
f:.
a,;•'.13 ; a more vigorous shaking
MD e perhaps ; but Beyond this,
, • st did not go. Not a word
471ffiting Short Creek's conversion
they had vacated.
"Gentlemen," said Captain Sollas, "have
yoo considered your verdict ?"
"We have," answered one who acted as
foreman.
"Are you unanimous ?" again asked the
"We aro," as again the answer.
judge.
"What is your verdict ?"
There was a breathless hush in the court
as the foreman said in clear steady tones :
"Guilty of murder in the first degree."
All eyes turned from him to Captain Sol-
es, who stood up on the wagon and said to
the assembly : "Gentlemen, the jury have
found the prisoner guilty of mentor in the
first degree. Is it for you, the people, to
say what his sentenct shall he. Those who
are in favor of hanging will say 'Ay "
"Ay 1" rent the air in ri loud unhesitating
shout from hundreds of throats.
"Contrary, `No 1' "Raid the jtstlge,
select a jury for the purpose ? Those who, s
aro in favor will say 'Ay " Aida" the' judge, tturning
Once more the full throated chorus of the wretched creature, who was now sob -
"Ayes 1" arose from the crowd. bing and unnerved, "the jury have found
Promptly the judge descended from his you guilty and the people have sentenced
box, and an extempore court was soon form- you to be hung. You will he hung, in
ed. On a vacant lot stood an empty wagon, fifteen minutes, to the nearest tree. If you
and this was at once appropriated to be the have anything to say before then, you had
judge's bench. A few kegs of nails were better say it."
quickly placed in two rows, facing each Then was heard a loud voice from the
other, at right angles to the wagon ; and outskirts of the crowd. It came from a big
rough boards laid upon them formed two inan, sitting on a horse, with a sixteen -shot
rude but substantial seats. This made Winchester in his hand ; two more horse.
three sides of a quadrangle, some eight feet men, similarly armed, were by him.
by twelve. The fourth side was left open, "Every man come down to the tree," he
end a single nail keg was set in the middle, said ; "let no man stay beak. les one and
intended for the prisoner. Captain all."
Sollas ere long had selected his jury, and Slowly across the trampled grates the pro -
took his seat upon the wagon as his cession moved towards the fatal tree. The
bench, while man after man came forward sun was sinking fast towards the west,
and was sworn in on a Bible m Testament, wheel the great jagged wall of
produced from somewhere, and took his the Rocky Mountains stood dark against
seat, afterwards, on' one or other of the im- the clear sky. Just outside the town,
proznptu benches, till there were six on one on the edge of the bottom lands of
side and six on the other. . the Platte, grew a big cottonwood tree, its
"And now," said the judge, "bring in the leafless branches spreading wide. Here we
prisoner." halted. Here I had remounted my pony
Accordingly the guards, with the prisoner and, anxious to see the whole thing through,
in their midst, moved up to the open side had wedged myself into the middle of the
of the court. throng. One of the guards stepped up to
And now thgsserious bnsiness of the court me, and holding up his pistol as he laid his
began. A layer was found in town, a
very young man in cloth clothes and a top
hat, the only one in the place. He was as-
aigned as counsel for the prisoner, and stool
beside him in the center of the comt.
The fiest witness came forwarfl and,
after being sworn on the• Book to tell the ed. I ou ve got to get off.
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The shooting began on the word, and
when a,he smoke cleared away Tutt had a
bullet in his shoulder.
"The congregation will now take its seats
in the store," said Rosewood, "and the
deal will bo resoomed. Two of you'll carry
Bill over to the hotel and fix him up all
right. This yere shows concloosive that
Short Creek Dave is licensed from above to
pray for whoever he pleases, and I'm mighty
glad it occurred. It's shorely goin' to pro-
mote public confidence in his ministrations."
Tho concourse was duly in its seats when
Dave again reached the pulpit.
"I will now resoome my intercessions for
our onfortunate brother, Bill Tutt," said
Dave, and he did.
This was Cinnabar's first preaching—al-
heart. Cinnabar was too
en, again, Cinnabar was too
it to horse -stealing, curiosity
t crime of tho frontier, and
Ciously resented. So Cinnabar
d its satisfaction in Short
,return, and took it out in
' The only incident worth a
en Rosewood Jim said in a
friendship :
n now, Dave, you're A-
ltos, after your ride ?"
ne so usual;" said Dave,
fithis yore time, Rosewood,
s Jest confidin' the truth
ittle off on them beverages
allowin' to tell you the
"Oaf a little later cm. And
Al excuse me, I'll muter bent it has had many more since—under the
lions° and feed myse'f instruction of the excellent Rev. Dave. On
this first occasion he preached an earnest
n lie's converted," said
ook his head gloomily. Aaes,,, with
sermon; the dance -girls sang "Rock of
spirit and effect ; and the
e none only its me wpounded Tutt sent over frve dollare to the
go over to Tucson contribution -box from the hotel where he
; and so I feels lay with his wound.
ible."
tes" said Old Scotty, with :rim,
"I knowed. he would," said Rosewood
as he received Tntt's contribution.
orgy. "I don't see n° "Bill Tutt is a reasonable man, and yon can
ate, nor why this yere'e gamble religions truths alters assert them -
Dave wants to be reli- sets -es. '—Alfred Henry Lewis (Dan Quin).
!taming a heap, you bet
tol
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band upon my bridle, said, "Get off that
horse"
"What for ?" I asked ; "why do you
want him ?"
"Never mind," was his answer, "you
shall have him back again ; but Ws want-
OIVIMIT BABY,
,
fat ITtl'Iningine It, After I‘st.froing to its
rrouil ratlieri for an Hoar or $0.
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A Genuine Wild Man.
The Imparcial publishes a remarkable
story concerning a wild man, who had been
captured hear the desert track to Cope de
Gate, in south-western Spain. During the
latter part of Anenet this man was seen
asked. He thanked me profusely and. attain severaltimes by hunters. He was tall,
walked down to the bartender. Approach- pressed in skins, and his beard and the hair
ing the bar the man drew himself up to his of his head hung to his knees. Efforts to
full height and with a voice of oontnand
..1 Opp approachesL Last week a search
peak to hies were in vain, as he always ran
sivganized to capture him, and
after two days' work succeeded. The
man is about 50 years old, and has been
in the desert 25 years. He told his
said, "Let rosahoge some t4 yu
key !"'it the same titedelayine..
cents I had given him on the counter.
The bartender set out the bottle and the
customer poured nut a pretty good nip,
which he drank with a keen relish. It bad captors that he was a native of Gaimus,
hardly disappeared when he took up the sif.ini and at the ago of 24 had work -
money between his forefinger and thumb ed in a large stocking afactory in Lugo.
and walking toward me proffered the nioney He and the daughter of fl'is employer loved
with the remark, "I have always made it &leech other, but the parents of the girl for-
bade the marriage. The young couple
eloped. A few miles from home they were
evehaken by the manufacturer and two
friends, who beats the young man severely
and carried off the daughter. The young
practice to pay my honest debts."
The bartender stood for an instant with
mouth open anti eyes fixed on his late cus-
tomer. Then he broke into a laugh, in
which my friend and triyself could not help
but join. man was locked up while recovering from
"Come back here and have another drinklhis injuries, so he could not communicate
with me," said the bartender, appreciatiniwith the girl. WITEn he regained his liberty
the joke that had been played upon him, as she had mg,rried a Lugo banker. He started
the man moved quickly toward the door. to leave the country on an emigrant ship,
"No, sir," said the invited guest lifting but was shipwrecked off Cape de Gate. All
off his hat. "No, sir. Let me assure you perished except him, and he became eon -
that I only drink with gentlemen. Geod,vinced that Providence intended that he
day." should be a recluse. Consequently he had
And out he went,—New York Herald. lived in the desert, avoiding the societyof
• man, ever since. Enquiries in Lugo, the hn
How the Mosquito Does it. perial adds, tend to prove•the truth of the
A mosquite's bill is an elaborate contri wild man's story.
wince, and consists of two sharp saws ated
a lance enclosed in a sheath which is also
employed as a pump. The saws are bone
but flexible, and the teeth are near the cuil
which is pointed. The lance is ve•rhaps the
most perfect instrument known in tie
world of minute things. It is fast thyme
into the flesh and the opening is eiders..
by the saws, which play beside it eiti II 1 is
sheath can be inserted. The ili‘vii.-.: is wi...,
MUM irritation u le n a inestieite .s la, alo
A Simple Test for Milk.
The following test for watered milk is
simplicity itoelf : A well:polished knitting
needle is flipped into a deep vessel of milk
end iminediately withdrawn in an upright
position. If the temple is pure some of the
duid will hung to the maelle, lint if water
las been adile.1 to the milk, even in small
aroportions, the fluid will rut adhere to the
media', —Banton C'omniereiel.
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